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Health, Safety and Welfare

Wessex Archaeology recognises that our employees are our greatest and most valuable asset, and we are fully committed to achieving zero harm throughout our operations, whilst providing the safest sustainable working environment possible.

"Wessex Archaeology recognises that our employees are our greatest and most valuable asset, and we are fully committed to achieving zero harm throughout our operations, whilst providing the safest sustainable working environment possible”.

Chris Brayne – Chief Executive

To show our commitment to Health, Safety and Welfare Wessex Archaeology provides:

Safe places of work

Safe plant and equipment

Safe systems of work

Safe and competent employees

Supervision, information, instruction and training

Wessex Archaeology ensures that at all levels, staff are trained in Health & Safety. The Senior Management Team are trained to IOSH Leading Safely standard, and we lead the sector by employing a full time Health & Safety professional who is a Graduate Member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). All our Project Managers attend the IOSH Managing Safely course, ensuring that from project start we are working safely.

Our fieldwork site staff as well as being professional archaeologists are all trained in Health & Safety Awareness as required by the ‘Constructing Better Health scheme’ and hold the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) card.

Wessex Archaeology Ltd is a company limited by guarantee registered in England, No. 1712772 and is a Registered Charity in England and Wales, No. 287786; and in Scotland, Scottish Charity No. SC042630.